SELMA, Ala. — Joyce K. Moore had never been to Alabama before. Though she's politically active, she's not sure she's ever participated in a civil rights march either. Yet on Sunday, Moore was in Selma, nearly 1,000 miles from her home in Upper Milford Township, drawn to the commemoration of a landmark moment in the 1960s civil rights struggles. Spurred by the nation's renewed discussion of race these days, the 59-year-old financial planner said she felt she had to be physically present as thousands tipped their hat to how far the country has come — and how far it still has to go. Moore was among marchers, government officials and other public figures who...

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